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Communications & Technology

Advancement of Technology that Prevents Fires, Increases Life Safety, Improves Response to Fire and Emergency Medical Situations

Alarm Industry Use of the FirstNet Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

IAFC Asks Fire Service to Urge Governors to Opt into FirstNet

Plain Language Use in Radio Communications

Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators when Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted, and Sexually Exploited Children

Support for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)

Support for the Repeal of the T-Band Requirement in P.L 112-96

Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Public Safety Emergency Response

Using Mobile Technology to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

Department Administration

Consolidation of Fire/Emergency and Law Enforcement Departments and the Creation of Public Safety Officers

COVID-19 Vaccination of Fire and EMS Personnel

Diversity and Inclusiveness: Take Leadership All the Way

Drug and Alcohol-Free Awareness

Human Relations and Inclusiveness

Practice of Self-Dispatch Among Emergency Response Personnel

Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories

Education & Professional Development

Chief Fire Officer Designate

Fire Emergency Self-Assessment Process

Professional Certification of Fire Marshals

EMS

Advancement of Technology that Prevents Fires, Increases Life Safety, Improves Response to Fire and Emergency Medical Situations

Call Against Changing Common Nomenclature of EMS to Paramedicine

Common Ground on EMS Education & Degrees

COVID-19 Vaccination of Fire and EMS Personnel

COVID-19 Vaccination Planning and Inoculation

Fire-based Emergency Medical Services

Home Oxygen Burn and Injury Fire Safety

National Drug Shortage

National Smallpox Vaccination Plan

Opioid, Narcotic and Psychoactive Substance Abuse

Oppose Proposed Degree Requirements for Accredited Paramedic Programs

Preparing for, responding to, Recovering From & Preventing Active Shooter Incidents

Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories

Using Mobile Technology to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

Fire Prevention

1972 Flame-Resistant Standard for Children's Sleepwear

Advancement of Technology that Prevents Fires, Increases Life Safety, Improves Response to Fire and Emergency Medical Situations

Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services

Consumer Fireworks

Fire Safety Management

Fire Sprinkler Retrofit of Existing High-Rise Buildings

Fire Sprinklers in New Construction

Firefighter Safety and Lightweight Construction

Home Oxygen Burn and Injury Fire Safety

Home Rule Code Adoption Authority for Fire and Life Safety Issues

Home Smoke Alarms

Professional Certification of Fire Marshals

Protection of Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) from Lightning Strikes

Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories

Residential Range-Top Safety

Tall Wood, Mass Timber Buildings

Large-Scale Response

Active Involvement with Emergency Management

Active Violence and Mass Casualty Terrorist Incidents

Cataloging and Validating Resources for Urban Search and Rescue Teams

Coordination of Responses to an Act of Terrorism

IAFC Asks Fire Service to Urge Governors to Opt into FirstNet

Maintaining Building and Fire Safety During Active Assailant Events and Other Terrorist Events

National Smallpox Vaccination Plan

Preparing for, responding to, Recovering From & Preventing Active Shooter Incidents

Personnel

COVID-19 Vaccination of Fire and EMS Personnel

Diversity and Inclusiveness: Take Leadership All the Way

Drug and Alcohol-Free Awareness

Human Dignity

Human Relations and Inclusiveness

No Tolerance for Discriminatory Behavior in the Fire and Emergency Service

Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories

Leadership

Active Involvement with Emergency Management

Diversity and Inclusiveness: Take Leadership All the Way

Human Relations and Inclusiveness

IAFC Fire Service Professional Code of Ethics

No Tolerance for Discriminatory Behavior in the Fire and Emergency Service

Operations

Home Oxygen Burn and Injury Fire Safety

Practice of Self-Dispatch Among Emergency Response Personnel

Preparing for, responding to, Recovering From & Preventing Active Shooter Incidents

Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories

Support for the Repeal of the T-Band Requirement in P.L 112-96

Safety and Health

Assignment of Portable Radios/Two-Way Communications Devices to Every Firefighter on the Fireground

COVID-19 Vaccination of Fire and EMS Personnel

Drug and Alcohol-Free Awareness

Firefighter Safety and Lightweight Construction

Firefighter Safety and Prevention of Firefighter Injuries and Deaths

Health and Fitness Programs for Every Department

Home Oxygen Burn and Injury Fire Safety

IAFC/IAFF Candidate Physical Ability Test

Need for Annual Occupational Medical Exams and Fitness Evaluations

PASS Devices and NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigations

Preparing for, responding to, Recovering From & Preventing Active Shooter Incidents

Reducing Stairs in Residential Buildings Higher Than Three Stories

Seatbelt Usage

Support for the National Fire Service Cancer Initiative

Volunteer & Combination

Home Oxygen Burn and Injury Fire Safety

Individuals' Rights to Serve Their Communities in Multiple Capacities

Preparing for, responding to, Recovering From & Preventing Active Shooter Incidents

Wildland/Urban Interface

Collaborative Efforts for Reducing Community Risk in the Wildland Urban Interface

Recommended Wildland Fire Mitigation Practices for Property Owners, Guidelines for Use of Private Resources

Support for the National Wildland Fire Cohesive Strategy

Utilization of COVID-19 Resources for Local Planning and Response to Wildland Fires

Utilization of Local Government Resources for Wildland and WUI Fires

Association

Consistency of Message to Federal Government

IAFC Fire Service Professional Code of Ethics

Royalty Agreements

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